Designing Magazines: Step 1

by Best Deals

Learn the first step in magazine production; setting up your file! Follow my workflow and see how to create a blank template ready to use for your next magazine in InDesign. Designing Magazine Covers Part 1: www.youtube.com Please subscribe to stay in the know of the latest tutorial releases! Thanks for watching!
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cyanara167 February 12, 2012 at 3:58 pm: hi. what software are you using? can i do this with Adobe Photoshop CS5? :O
SaintsnotSinners February 12, 2012 at 4:13 pm: With a channel name like “designlikeapro” I feel like I have to subscribe. I haten’t even watched the video yet. Lol. :]
Hammersmith80 February 12, 2012 at 4:15 pm: When you say magazines need to have even page numbers, as far as printers are concerned, publications should be divisible by four.
pmoralestec February 12, 2012 at 4:36 pm: NICE YOUR TUTORIAL.. YOU BLESS ME…
BBoyKrispy February 12, 2012 at 5:18 pm: Thanks, good vid to start me off using Indesign.
laidback9293 February 12, 2012 at 6:16 pm: thank you you are so saving my fucking life. when i make my magazine im defenatly talking about you and your sweet voice
nguachientula2008 February 12, 2012 at 7:07 pm: Could you show us how to put some pictures into the magazine, and specially the picture, which is designed on the cover page? Thank a lot for your interesting video!
ansaka6 February 12, 2012 at 8:00 pm: thank’s a lot for u video.and what is the name of the program ?!!
ixcheltrueorozco February 12, 2012 at 8:54 pm: CHAPTER 2 PLEASE!
designlikeapro February 12, 2012 at 9:38 pm: @johnbuhril I’ve built publications with the front and back covers facing such as smaller publications like performance playbills. Most magazine printers I have worked with require me to send pages saved as individual PDFs so my workflow is easier to start at the cover and end at the back page. What if you wanted different mastheads, or other elements on some of your pages but not all? That is where multiple master pages come in handy. Thanks for watching and your comment!
johnbuhril February 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm: Hi
NIcki
I just wonder if we can have the magazine cover in facing page..I mean not in that single page which we have at the beginning and in the end. And what is the real benefit of having a multiple master page, Cant it be done in a single master page?

Thanks.
ebland64 February 12, 2012 at 10:23 pm: I’m starting a magazine and this was the best tutorial I’ve seen on YouTube! I’ve subscribed because I need to learn as much as I can. I have a MacBook Pro loaded with all the Adobe CS5 which I got from college but was never taught how to use it. I will probably hit you up to help me learn more CS5. Thanks Nicki
designlikeapro February 12, 2012 at 10:36 pm: @waverlydesignz Thank you! I’m glad you like them and thanks for watching!
waverlydesignz February 12, 2012 at 11:34 pm: I love your videos!!! Very professional and well organized!!! Thanks and God bless!!!
designlikeapro February 12, 2012 at 11:48 pm: @samthoratjic If you type “w” without the quotes you will get a quick print preview of your document without any guides and bleeds.
samthoratjic February 13, 2012 at 12:25 am: how do u view the page without the columns like how u do on the 1st page after entering sm text?
h2potter February 13, 2012 at 1:15 am: OKE. So.. when i print a magazine… if pages is 2-3… 4-5.. how them print? u dont need to put tha pages… fo example 12 pages… covers uncounted, pagi 2 with 11 … page 3 with 10.. for print and stapling
NitroCharged February 13, 2012 at 1:23 am: @designlikeapro – shows you how silly that post was. I stayed on this video because I finally found a tutorial that had a nice voice to listen to. Before this one, I actually kept jumping video after video because it was hard to focus on the tutorial due to the voice distracting me. I am now subbed to your channel as these are just the kind of tutorials (and pleasant voice-over) I need to get me up and running to do a project magazine I want to do etc. Keep posting Nicki! )
Neejan1 February 13, 2012 at 1:56 am: How many mm? I don’t have inches?
flexiblelivingnow February 13, 2012 at 2:42 am: Mean people are only mean because they don’t feel good about themselves and your success scars them thanks for your help nice job!
never4getthis February 13, 2012 at 3:26 am: TANKYOU so much!! i just finished my assignment and you have helped me a LOT. Ive made an awsome magazine i thought i could never make!
najeebputhiyallam February 13, 2012 at 3:43 am: Hello.. Is InDesign can able to create an iPhone/iPad App? How about Android? Please reply..
designlikeapro February 13, 2012 at 4:06 am: You can definitely copy and paste text from various sources such as Word docs. However, the formatting usually never translates over. In InDesign set your desired font, weight and size before you paste your text into the text box with nothing selected. Then can save this as a paragraph style so you can easily and quickly apply the same settings over and over again.
trt0416 February 13, 2012 at 4:53 am: I really enjoy your advice. I do have one question. When I tried to “place” my text into the text box, the font was extremely large (24 pt) when it was actually saved as 12pt. Can you share the best way to place content into the text box without having to type it directly into the text box?